China Segment

Over the last couple of months I’ve had more than my share of posts that are a little on the negative side, and I really don’t want this blog to turn into a complete rant. I do love this country and this city in many ways, and I should make a better effort to [...]

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Tom Cruise was in Shanghai about 3 years ago shooting Mission Impossible Three. While here the cast and crew also filmed some scenes in Xitang, a water town nearby.
Xitang is not a large place, so in a few days of shooting, Tom, wife Katie Holmes and the crew went just about everywhere. [...]

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Now I’m going to try to keep this post classy, but one can only do so much when the topic is public urination.
In just over 24 hours wandering around a local tourist site known for its beautiful canals and tranquil scenery, Xitang, I witnessed more than 10 public urinations. Fortunately most of them were [...]

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西塘 Xitang is truly one of the more beautiful towns I’ve been to while in China. It’s one of the many ‘water towns’ in the Eastern part of China, particularly around Shanghai. These towns have really old lanes of buildings surrounded by canals, making for wonderful scenery and car-free environments. Just [...]

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